I love all the pretty colors...

[February]

So.

I haven't picked up a paint brush since November- because in December I suffered that major setback with my vision and it's been a difficult adjustment losing so much of the sight in the right eye I'd only just regained through the second set of surgeries.

I should say I hadn't picked one up, until this week.

That's because a buddy sent me some really incredible WDW pictures- fireworks and other gorgeous views- and I was inspired to try painting again for the first time since the setback.

I lack the technical skill (and talent) to create a really accurate rendering- I mean I didn't count the towers before I painted them- I just looked at the picture, thought of all the memories of the castle that I have accumulated in my lifetime and then I tried to paint the associated emotions. My impression of the castle and fireworks.

This is what I came up with...

I still want to try to paint Main Street all lit up (I haven't forgotten your encouraging words, hobie...) and also the Illuminations fireworks. I might even try a monorail, who knows :) I hope to get to them really soon...cause...well, you see, what happened on the right, a posterior vitreous detachment that resulted in a retinal tear- is something that usually doesn't happen until a person is in their seventies or eighties if at all but they say that because of the surgeries I've already had, it's going to happen to me again on the other side too.

Most likely within the next twelve to twenty four months.

When it happens, there will be no warning.

There will be nothing I can do to prevent it (though there's no more Test Track or Star Tours for me- that could definitely make things worse), stop it in progress or control how much vision I lose- the only thing I can do is get to the Retina Clinic as quick as possible and hope they can help stop the retina going altogether.

It could be only what I've lost on the other side and I'm left with another constantly moving, floating obstruction that your mind is always trying to see around but can't, or it could be even worse but I don't want to think about that. Just the thought of having the vision I have on the right on the left as well is difficult to accept but something I'm trying to prepare myself for.

So needless to say, I want to keep this from getting to me and preventing me from painting now, while I am definitely able to do it with the really ginormous glasses on.

So thanks to my buddy for the inspiration and for spurring me on not to waste any more time.

When you least expect it people sure can sprinkle enough pixie dust to help you remember how to fly.

thanks so much.

bru

[darph nader]

Looks good to me.

[hobie16]

You even snuck in a hidden Mickey. Pretty cool!

[darph nader]

You even snuck in a hidden Mickey. Pretty cool!

Good eye,I missed it the first time. :(

[February]

You even snuck in a hidden Mickey. Pretty cool!

Thanks hobie and darph!

The cool part is that the balloon was really in the picture. There were two actually, and they brought back such great childhood memories I had to put one in there. That's actually my favorite part of the entire painting :)

thanks for having a look!

bru

[shinysparklybubbles]

awesome paintings!

[felinefan]

Breathtakingly beautiful!

[DisneyMom]

Very Nice, Bru! Makes me feel like I'm there :)
Love the one with the Stars!

[GaTechGal]

Holy cow Bru that is AWSOME!!! Seriously, can you get that made into a print? I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have it in my office (which is known around the company as the Disney shrine). I think it's really fantastic. You keep up the good work gal. You've got talent.

[February]

Aww, thanks everybody you're way too kind. You're good for a fairy's self esteem (and looking at Tink's jealous tendencies you know we've got self esteem issues)

Holy cow Bru that is AWSOME!!! Seriously, can you get that made into a print? I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to have it in my office (which is known around the company as the Disney shrine). I think it's really fantastic. You keep up the good work gal. You've got talent.

Hey there Georgia girl (wasn't that a song? no wait that was Georgie girl and I don't even know how I know that LOL) I've never had like a 'professional' print of my paintings made but the reason I love to make paintings 8X10 or smaller is cause then I can put them on the scanner and scan them in and it gives every detail of the brush strokes and all- I actually just bought some 8X10 photo paper cause I wanted to print out some of those gorgeous pix from my buddy (which turned out awesome and will be framed and hanging in my kitchen!) so i can test it out and if the picture turns out okay I'd be happy to send a copy to you for your office if you'd really like to have it.

Might take a bit as you know they rarely let me out of my cage but it could be done! I'd just need a PM to know where to mail it.

hope this makes sense no coffee yet must get coffee. I think pixie dust must in truth be a caffeine based substance...caffeine and sugar (hence why they call those candy things 'pixie stix'.

xoxo
bru